Question

(-3, -3), (1, -5)find the slope of the line

Answer 1

Let:

`\begin{gathered} (x1,y1)=(-3,-3) \\ (x2,y2)=(1,-5) \end{gathered}`

the slope m is given by:

`\begin{gathered} m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \\ m=(-5-(-3))/(1-(-3))=(-5+3)/(1+3)=(-2)/(4)=-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}`